Famous Quotes & Sayings

To my knowledge, the Legislature never did approve a funding source for it." ()

Paul Leary

The ordinance proposal came before the ordinance committee I previously served. The mayor felt it should be approved as an ordinance. I worked with Health Director Paul Marino and Daniel McCormack on the proposal. We feel it would be a good deal for this town.

There is nothing hidden, fraudulent or criminal about the BLIPS transaction. It was fully and openly reviewed and approved by many KPMG professionals and independent law firms who believed that BLIPS complied with the tax law. No court has ever held that the BLIPS transaction does not work.

The original measure did not go far enough to stop eminent domain abuses, but my version that was approved today in committee is the strongest pro-property-owner legislation to come before the legislature this year.

Chuck D.

The record is not only clear, it's public. ... (The trading plans) provide for pre-arranged sales of stock over a six-month period. These plans are typical for senior executives of public companies and the plans were approved by the company's board of directors.

Gloria Borger

This vote today in committee means that Judge Roberts will be voted on on the Senate floor next week, possibly on Thursday, and he is all but certain to be approved by a majority larger than 60 votes,

Ruth Reichl

What often, too often, happens in magazines is that you end up with a great editorial product, and then you're selling things that you don't really approve of.

We found weak or non-existent controls in the process that (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) used to approve assistance payments that leave the federal government vulnerable to fraud and abuse.

We have 90-days to get necessary official approvals to join the project. Once approved by the Cabinet, the project will be renamed TAPI (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India pipeline).

We want to open their eyes (employers) to see the negative impact that would be done if this proposal is approved in Congress.

We're told, we were initially told April and then we're hearing May and now we're hearing it may be June before they even approve a plan. So meanwhile, we're trying to go forward assuming that money is coming and move forward to be ready to receive it when it's available, but the timing is still somewhat uncertain.

We think we'll be in a spot within a week or so, maybe two weeks tops, where the Council will have had time to look at it and approve it. Our thought is shortly after that we'll be able to pull the trigger and start building the new stadium, which is what everybody's been hoping we'd do all along.

Michael Stipe

We're R.E.M. and we approve this concert, ... Man on the Moon.

We've crossed a threshold today. We're going to have a comprehensive smoking ban approved by early next year.

We had 82 applications for permits, but we were able to approve only 26 of them.

While the legal deadline for initiatives is Jan. 26, we've sent a letter to the governor and the Legislature that indicated we've determined that measures approved by Feb. 16 could make the principal ballot. Legislative measures approved by March 10 could be on a supplemental ballot.

Raul Gonzalez

You cannot declare martial law without the support of Congress. It will be crazy for the President to declare martial law when we know that Congress does not approve of it, what with the present climate in the Senate,

To implement this plan 20 years after it was first approved is just obscene. I just don't get it -- they make you renew your car registration annually -- but they'll approve this.

And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem.

Paul Tagliabue

Ever since we approved the move of the Raiders and the Rams, I've been saying that our goal is to get a team back to L.A., either through expansion or whatever, and we're not going to be moving any teams into small markets, ... We're going to be moving up in market size, not either down or flat. That's our goal. So that's been my mindset.

Each year you have to be approved after the IRS examines the results of the previous year. We have been approved for the fourth consecutive year to partner with the IRS. It is a free service for low-income and elderly taxpayers.

Chris Knight

Everything goes through committees, everything has to be approved by at least a dozen people... it's a very slow grinding process,

Kofi Annan

Blix until now has been guided by approved Security Council resolutions. If the council were to pass a new resolution giving him fresh guidelines, he will have to factor that in before he continues with his work, which will be up to the council ... to determine what the next stage will be.

Ian Hamilton Finlay

At that time I was completely engrossed in concrete poetry, and I suppose I didn't approve of people writing poetry that was not concrete.

Congress cannot approve an illegal program when so many questions remain unanswered.

Gina McCarthy

Congress approved $400 million for wildlife preservation, but it didn't stop there and thank goodness it didn't. They wanted us to consider how we were spending that money.

Contrary to published reports that the lion was being held in a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved and inspected facility and that the authorization for ownership had been given by VDGIF, Mr. Bradley had no permits from either the USDA or VDGIF.

Council approved a whole slough of information around green roofs, one of which is that there be an incentive program, on a pilot basis that would provide incentives up to $10 a foot for green roofs.

Saddam Hussein

Do You Approve the Draft Constitution of Iraq?

And we have not taken it to the Board of Regents. Once it is approved with the Board of Regents, it will become public.

Anne Heche

This Nonsense about my mother praying for me is really making me angry. My mother never approved of my relationship with Ellen. Her hatred for our relationship is one of the many things that ultimately led to my breaking off all communication with her. (My mother, that is, not Ellen.)

Tom Williams

We are asking you to not approve this plea. It is completely inappropriate for the nature of the crime and for the lack of remorse Daniel Robbins has shown since Jeffrey Harris died.

We expect the owners to approve the deal because it is fair to all parties. The alternative is the end of the salary cap system in the NFL.